Book Briefs: November 23, 1984

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The CT archives are a rich treasure of biblical wisdom and insight from our past. Some things we would say differently today, and some stances we've changed. But overall, we're amazed at how relevant so much of this content is. We trust that you'll find it a helpful resource.

Christianity Today November 23, 1984

Jewish Leaders Attempt to Fight Effects of Evangelism

Eutychus and His Kin: November 23, 1984

Editorial

John Wesley and Megatrends

Through Head to Heart

Ernest Hemingway: Tragedy of an Evangelical Family

Daniel Pawley

The Blessings of a Deep Loss: I Can Truly Say that I Have a Great Grief and that I Am a Happy Man

Paul Tournier

Fruit Pies, Popcorn, and Music: The Pilgrim Legacy Goes beyond Thanksgiving to a Love of Music Still with Us Today

Richard D. Dinwiddie

Revival Spreads in Soviet Churches despite Government Opposition

The Gospel Flourishes in the Ussr’s Second Largest City

A New Program Will Help Churches Study War and Peace

Indiana Grand Jury Indicts a Faith-Healing Preacher

Randy Frame

New & Notable Books

Does the Sandinista Regime Promote Religious Freedom?

Beth Spring

Starvation Takes Its Toll in Famine-Stricken Africa

Ron Lee

Most Americans Say They Expect Christ to Return

North American Seminaries Enroll Record Numbers

What Makes a “Good and Faithful” Servant

David L. Mckenna

Refiner’s Fire: The Frank Capra Touch

Rodney Clapp

Speaking out: Oh No! Anything but Central America

John A. Bernbaum

Praying When God Is Absent

Anthony Bloom

Choice Books

Our Latest

A road sign pointing in two directions.

Public Theology Project

8 Things I’ve Learned About How to Make a Major Life Decision

Russell Moore on the mid-level choices that perplex us.

A magazine cover from the CT archives, and a photo from Russia in 1983.

In ‘the Year of the Bible,’ Evangelicals Debate Politics, Civil Disobedience

Daniel Silliman

CT emphasized diverse views in ongoing discussions in 1983.

Two vintage Polaroid photos on a terracotta background showing an elderly person and child holding hands — one walking through a forest, the other a close-up of their joined hands — with an autumn leaf branch between them.

Let the Little Children Hang with Church Grandmas

In our age-segregated society, I’m grateful for the elder saints who counsel and invest in my children.

online-sports-gambling

The Russell Moore Show

McKay Coppins on the Hidden Dangers of Online Sports Gambling

McKay Coppins spent one year and $10,000 of The Atlantic’s money to find out the truth about sports betting.

Law enforcement detaining a suspect following a shooting incident at the White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washington, D.C. on the night of April 25, 2026.

Quashing Political Violence Requires We Tame Our Tongues

Bonnie Kristian

The manifesto of the WHCD shooting suspect was biblically superficial and wrong. It was also unsettlingly familiar.

Palestinian man overlooking the west bank.

The Bulletin

Trust in Higher Ed, Marijuana Status, NFL Draft, and West Bank Violence

Public confidence in universities, medical marijuana risk, NFL draft picks, and understanding the Israeli settler movement.

The book on a red background.

Review

God Didn’t Make a Zero-Sum World

Daniel K. Williams

Ian Shapiro argues that democracy depends on spreading the wealth. But Christians are equipped to live in love, not fear.

The book on a blue background.

Excerpt

Competence Is Deeper Than Confidence

David Thomas

An excerpt from Capable: How to Teach Your Kids the Strengths, Skills, and Strategies to Build Resilience.